Biography

Dr. Russi is a professor of medicine at the Yale Medical School. He graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1984, was a Fulbright Scholar, earned his medical degree from the University of California San Francisco, and his public health degree from Yale. He completed both internal medicine residency and occupational and environmental medicine fellowship at Yale, joining the faculty in 1993. He is interested in the occupational medicine of healthcare workers and is active nationally in both guidance development and educational programs to enhance the safety of medical centers. Dr. Russi teaches in several courses at Yale, attends on the internal medicine inpatient service, and directs Occupational Health Services at Yale-New Haven Hospital.

Education & Training

MPH

Yale University (1993)

MD

University of California/San Francisco (1989)

BA

Dartmouth College (1984)

Fellow

Yale University School of Medicine

Resident

Yale University School of Medicine

Board Certification

AB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (1992, recertified: 2012)

Board Certification

AB of Preventive Medicine, Occupational Medicine (1994)

Honors & Recognition

Fellow American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) (2007)

Professional Service

ACOEM Council of Scientific Advisers (2009 - 2011)
Member

CDC/HICPAC Working Group (2008 - 2011)
Part of a Working Group to develop comprehensive infection control guideline for healthcare workers.

ACOEM Council on Scientific Affairs (2008 - 2010)
Council on Scientific Affairs

ACOEM Organizing Committee, AOHC 2009 (2008 - 2009)
Member

CDC/ACIP Working Group (2007 - 2011)
Part of Working Group to develop comprehensive set of recommendations for healthcare worker immunizations.

International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) (2007)
Seventh International Conference on Occupational Health for Healthcare Workers, October 2007. Organized and oversaw the scientific program for the 5-day international meeting.

CDC/ACIP Working Group (2005 - 2007)
Part of a Working Groups to develop recommendation for pertussis vaccination of healthcare workers. Drafted implementation document.

HICPAC/CDC (2003 - Present)
Liason representing occupational medicine, and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

ACOEM (2002 - 2011)
Director

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2001 - 2002)
Atlanta meetings on Nov. 18, 2001 January 7, 2002 and May 29, 2002 about bio-terrorism.

ACOEM (1997 - 2011)
ACOEM national meeting

National Center for Integrated Civilian-Military Domestic Disaster Medical Response
Joint project of the United States Northern Command, and the Yale-New Haven Health System Office of Emergency Preparedness.

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